The Star-Ledger’s recent article “Colleges threatened with loss of accreditation” raises questions about the stewardship of Kean University President Dawood Farahi. The accrediting agency cited the university as noncompliant in both institutional and student-outcomes assessment. Assessment is the responsibility of management, not faculty and staff.

For years, the teachers union has urged Farahi to respect the accreditation process, adhere to sound academic practice and provide faculty, staff and librarians the resources necessary to do our jobs, to avoid just this sort of outcome. Instead, Farahi eliminated regular program review — a key form of assessment, cut class time by 10 minutes per week and laid-off critical student advisors and support staff.

Faculty, staff and librarians are the experts in our disciplines, our programs, and our students and their needs. We have been serving and advocating for our students faithfully for decades and will continue to do so. We have worked collaboratively and productively with previous administrations.

But last year, faculty voted 83 percent no confidence in the leadership of Farahi for reasons that are now obvious to the public. If the board will not act, then the state must intervene to provide new leadership to secure the future of the institution.